An Alley in Anthon, Iowa
I took a little trip back to my hometown in Anthon, Iowa. It’s pretty much a bump in the road with about 630 people living there. No, it’s not very big. Yes it has electricity. It also has a grocery store, a convenience store, two restaurants, a bar, a bank and a handful of other business. No we don’t have a mall, or a Home Depot, or even a Wal-Mart. Anthon people get by.
The reason for my trip mainly dealt with my grandmother’s house. She’s moving to a smaller, more manageable house a couple blocks away and was hoping someone in the family would buy her current house. My wife and I are very interested. It’s a nice home with lots of good memories in it. Made of redwood, it has hardwood floors, a basement, a second story and a very large and open attic. Being on the older side (probably over a hundred years old) it has room for some updates and probably needs some work here and there. But it’s definitely livable.
The picture I added to this post is of an alley in Anthon. Frankly, it makes the town look even more rural than it really is, but I thought it was a nice image of a small Iowa town.
